Iris has started potty training without us, much to our surprise. Her daycare teachers have made a habit of making the kids sit on the potty at each diaper changing. We've stated doing the same at home with some success. She's not ready to give up her diapers for "pull-ups" (as she calls undies) yet, but at least we're on our way. :o) On the flip side, in the past few weeks, she had developed a fear of shadows and the dark in her room. She doesn't like how the shadows look when her lamp is on, so I'm trying to soothe her fears and show her they can be fun. She did just get a big girl mattress (twin-sized), so maybe the change has something to do with it. She was in a tumbling class at the YMCA this fall and LOVED it. I have to drag her out each week and endure the nearly-daily tantrums that ensue when she realized it's not tumbling day. The older girls in team gymnastics do their warm-ups as Iris's class is finishing. Until she got disruptive, Iris would participate in their warm-ups and ignore he own class. She wants to grow up too fast! 
Halloween was very cool - literally. It was below 40 degrees all
day. The kids got dressed up and we took them to 7 of the neighborhood houses. Had it been warmer, we might have gone to more, but Iris was whimpering by then. They were happy with their hot bath afterward.
Nick and I have started curling! It's been so much fun the two weeks we've gone with friends. The first week on the ice, I was a very graceless gazelle. I was much better this week. We're going to be competing in the rookie league this fall. It's nice to be able to leave the kids with a sitter and have some fun.
Felix: 5 yrs & Iris: 2 yrs
